Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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The present invention relates to a mechanical
reducer.
In particular, the present invention has or its
object a mechanical reducer of the type presenting a motor
shaft and a driven member which are coaxial, revolving at
different angular speeds function of the reduction ratio of
the reducer and comprising a first and a second coaxial
reducing members angularly displaceable the one with respect
to the other, comprising each a series of driving elements
uniformly distributed along the center of rotation of the
corresponding reducing member.
There are such mechanical reducers such as the
"CYCLE" reducers or "GLEITKEILGETRIEBE" which however does
not give entirely satisfaction in all the applications
particularly when it is necessary to realize reducers without
play.
In fact in the "CYCLE" reducer type the reduction
is obtained through a disc shaped came driven by an eccentric,
this disc-shaped came presenting at its periphery a number
of cycloidal curvatures of one unit less than the number of
rollers pivoted on a fixed external sleeve, with which this
periphery is in contact. The transmission of the rotation
ox the disc-shaped came to the driven member is made by the
intermediary of rollers pivoted on a plate and cooperating
with holes of greater diameter of the disc-shaped came
uniformly distributed around its center.
Such a reducer necessitates complicated machining
particularly for the realization of the peripheric surface
of the disc-shaped came, and a great number of contact points
between the disc- _
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shaped came and the fixed sleeve. This type of
reducer do not permit to obtain numerous different
reduction ratios. Furthermore, with only one stage
it is not possible to realize high reduction ray
twos without necessitating a reducer of great dip
mention.
In the type of "GLEITKEILGETRIE~E " no-
dicer a disc which is toothed at its periphery is
driven by an eccentric in such a way that its too-
10 thing meshes with the toothing of a fixed tooted
crown as well as with a movable toothed crown. The
number of teeth of this toothed crown is different
so that the introduction of one tooth of the disc
between two adjacent teeth of the two crowns causes
an angular relative displacement of these two crowns.
The drawback of this type of reducer is
the relatively great encumbrance and above all the
sliding movement which the teeth of the disc makes
on the sides of the teeth of the crowns.
There are finally gearing reducers which
even in using a satellite pinion are cumbersome and
do not permit the realization of whole reduction
ratios what is particularly very important in the
robotic.
The present invention aims the realization
of a mechanical reducer showing a small incumbre-
mint, a precise angular definition between the in-
put and output shafts permitting to realize numb-
rows reduction ratios which are not fractional with
30 only one stage and the manufacture of which involves
only simple machining which can be realized with
a great precision.
The present reducer permits also to limit
the points in contact making relative movements in
order to limit the wearing offal well as the losses
by friction.'
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According to the present invention, there is
provided a mechanical reducer comprising a driving member
and a driven member revolving at different angular speeds
depending from the reduction ratio of the reducer, comprising
two reduction members, coaxial with the driving and the
driven members, angularly displaceable the one with respect
to the other, each comprising a series of driving elements
uniformly distributed and concentric with the corresponding
reduction members, the two series having different numbers
of driving elements; at least one eccentric rotor driven by
at least one eccentric fast with the driving member; the
rotor comprising at least three pairs of actuating members
uniformly distributed around its center and located on two
different diameters of the rotor, the actuating members of
each pair being radially aligned with respect to the
center of the rotor, the number of the actuating members of
the rotor located on each of the diameters being equal, one
of the actuating members of each pair cooperating with
the driving elements of one of the reduction members, the
other actuating member of each pair cooperating with the
driving elements of the other reduction member; the outer-
most diameter of the rotor being less than the diameters on
which the driving elements of both reduction members are
located, so that during one revolution of the rotor the
outer actuating element of each pair of the rotor is retracted
inside of the smaller diameter on which driving elements are
located.
The attached drawing shows schematically and by
way of examples in a non limitative manner, several embodiments
of the reducer according to the invention.
Figure 1 is an axial cross section of a first
embodiment of the reducer.
Figure 2 is a sight from A of the reducer shown at
figure 1, the housing being withdrawn.
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Figures 3 to 9 show the seven successive steps
which are necessary to cause the notation of 1/11 of turn
of the internal driven reduction member with respect to the
external beaver reduction member.
Figures 10 to 20 show the eleven steps which are
necessary to cause the rotation of 1/7 of turn of the external
driven reduction member with respect to the internal bearer
reduction member.
Figure 21 shows graphically the instantaneous
pivotement of the rotor of the reducer.
Figure 22 shows a third embodiment of the reducer
presenting a rotor having four arms.
Figure 23 shows a variant of the reducer shown at
figure 22.
Figure 24 is a view in axial cross section of a
fourth embodiment of the reducer presenting two rotors.
Figure 25 is a view from B of the reducer shown at
figure 24, the housing being taken of.
Figure 26 is a partial axial cross section of a
fifth embodiment of the reducer.
Figure 27 is an axial cross section of a sixth
embodiment of the reducer.
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Figure 28 is a side view of the reducer
shown at figure 27, the flange 51 and the crown 62
being withdrawn and the reduction members partially
cut in the medium plan of the first rotor and
partially in the medium plan of the second rotor.
Figure 29 shows a detail at greater scale
of the driving elements and of the actuating members
of this last embodiment.
The first embodiment of the reducer shown
10 at figure 1 to 9 comprises a motor shaft 1 pivoted
in two bearings 2, 3 one of which is provided in a
housing 4 of the reducer and the other one in a
hub of the output shaft 5. The motor shaft 1 and
the output shaft 5 are coaxial and revolve at an-
galore speeds depending from the reduction ratio of
the mechanical reducer.
This mechanical reducer comprises further
a bearer reduction member 6 and a driven reduction
member 7 coaxial between themselves and with respect
20 to the motor shaft 1.
In the example shown the bearer reduction
member 6 is fixed, fast with the housing 4, whereas
the driven reduction member 7 is fast with the toe
output shaft 5.
Each of the reduction members 6, 7 compare-
sues an annular crown 8 respectively 9 which are
concentrical and have different diameters.
Each of the crowns 8, 9 comprises a
series of driving elements, here constituted by not-
30 ekes 10, respectively 11, ~miformely distributed around the center of rotation of the corresponding
reduction member 6, 7.
In this particular embodiment, the driven
reduction member 7, that is the internal crown 9,
comprises eleven notches 11, whereas the bearer no-
diction member 6, that is the outside crown 8, come
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proses seven notches 10.
The reducer comprises further an excel-
toned rotor 12 driven in its movements by means
of an eccentric 13 fast wick the motor shaft 1.
This excentred rotor 12 comprises three radial
arms 14, symmetrically located with respect to
the center of the rotor, each carrying two pins
15, 16; 17,18 and 19,20 constituting pairs of
actuating members. During the displacements of
10 the rotor, the actuating members 15,17 and 19
cooperate with the notches 10 of the bearer no-
diction members 6 whereas the actuating members
16, 18 and 20 cooperate with the notches 11 of
the driven reduction member 7.
During the movements of the rotor 12,
the pairs of actuating members 15,16; 17,18; 19,
20 successively cooperate with all the notches
loll of the reduction members 6, 7. However,
not more than two pairs of actuating members are
20 simultaneously meshing with the notches 10, 11,
the third pair being free.
In its position shown at figure 3, the
centric 13 is driven in the direction of the
arrow f, the pair of actuating members 15, 16 just
penetrates into a notch 10, respectively 11 of the
reduction members 6, 7, whereas the pair of actual
tying members 19, 20 just leaves a notch 10, rest
pectively 11 and the pair of actuating mergers 17,
18 is free of all notches 10, 11~
When the rotor 12 passes from its post-
lion shown at figure 3 up to its position shown
at figure 4, driven by the motor shaft 1, it: of-
fixates in fact an instantaneous pivotement around
the actuating member 15 maintained in the notch 10
of the bearer reduction member 6 which is thus Angus
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laxly fixed, in which it is located. This instant
Tunis pivotement causes a driving in rotation
of the notch 11 of the driven reduction member
meshing with the actuating member 16 in the dip
reaction of the arrow g. During this movement of
the rotor, the pair of actuating members 19, 20
has come out of the notches 10, 11 and at the end
of said movement or stew of the rotor 12 the pair
of actuating members 17, 18 enters into the notches
10 10, respectively 11 at the time where the actuating
members 15, 16 leaves the notches 10, 11 with which
they were cooperating.
During this unitary movement or step of
the rotor, the angular displacement of the driven
reduction member 7 is in this example of 1/77 of
revolution.
Two revolutions of the motor shaft 1 are
necessary for one of the arms 14 of the rotor 12 to
kiwi back in the position shown at figure 3.
After seven successive steps the driven
reduction member 7 has effectuated 1/11 of revolt-
lion as can be seen through the position of the eon-
responding notches 10, 11 on the figures 3 and 9.
The amplitude of the rotation for each
step of the rotor 12 of the internal reduction member
7 ~ependsfrom the distance separating the axes of the
actuating members of a same pair and of the angular
amplitude of the instantaneous pivotement of the
rotor around the actuating member meshing with the
30 corresponding notch 10.
It goes without saying that it is not
possible to arbitrary choose the number of notches
10 and 11 as well as the number of pairs of actual
tying members since it s necessary that at very
precise moment of the movement, notches 10, 11 be
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aligned in order that a pair of actuating members
is able to penetrate in them.
The number of notches 10, 11 of the no-
diction member 6, 7 is given by the following
formula :
1 b . No
Nina
in which :
Nlisthe number of notches 10 of the bearer reduce
lion member, here the outside reduction member 6.
10 a is a whole number which is equal or superior
to 1.
n is a whole number which is equal or superior to 1.
b is a whole number which is equal or higher than 0.
No is the number of driving elements 11 of the driven
reduction member, here the internal reduction mom-
bier 7.
Nina is the number of driving elements of the drip
Yen reduction member, here the reduction member 7,
located between two actuating members 16, 18, 20
belonging to different pairs meshing with this
driven reduction member 7.
In the case described above, osseous, that
if No = 11; Nina = 3; a = 2; n = 1 and b = 0 that:
N = 2 11 - 1 = 7
and the reduction ratio :
R = 2 . 11 = 22 if Olin = 2
This is in conformity with the embodiment shown
where the driven reduction member 7 comprises eleven
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notches 11 and -the bearer reduction member 6
seven notches 10.
It is also possible to express the
number of driving elements of the driven reduction
member in function of the number of driving eye-
mints of the bearer reduction member as follows:
Ian c . No + n
2 + d . N
where c and d are whole numbers.
In the case of the first embodiment desk
0 cried one has I = l; n = l; d = l; No = 7
Olin = 2 that is
N 7 + 1 + 7 11
this corresponds to the embodiment shown at figures
3 to 9.
It has been seen in this first embodiment
that it was necessary to complete two revolutions
of the motor shalt 1 to cause an angular displacement
of the driven reduction member 7 of 1/11 of revolt-
20 lion. The reduction member 7 being here fast with the output shaft 5 the reduction ratio of this no-
dicer is thus R = 22.
This reduction ratio can be expressed in
a general manner by the formula :
Olin . No
R = - , where
No in is the number of driving elements of the
bearer reduction member 6 located between two
actuating members belonging to different pairs mesh-
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in with this reduction member., here 2, I is the number of driving elements of the driven no-
diction member 7, that is 11, and n a whole numb
berm here 1.
In the case shown the reduction ratio
is equal to :
R 2 . 11 22
By modifying the number of driving eye-
mints of the reduction members 6, 7 as well as
the number of the driving element of the bearer
reduction member located between two pairs of act
tufting members of the rotor it is possible to
realize a great number of different ratios.
This even more true that it is possible
to vary the number n. So if the following values
are given:
No = 15; Nina = 4; Olin = 5
a = l; n = 3; and b = 1
one has than:
N l = + l . l = 18
and the reduction ratio is of :
R I 15 25
As non limitative example one can cite
the following values which all respond to the
formulas and It given beforehand:
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294117 8 817 3
21 17 5 85 4
38 17 7 153 4 1
11 15 3 45 4
10 26 15 7 105 4
41 15 11 165 4
S 5 4 3
It goes without saying that all comb-
nations of arbitrary values for the factors a, b,
c, d and n can. not lead to realizations which
Jan be but it is further necessary to satisfy
to the condition that the numbers of driving eye-
mints No and No as well as the corresponding numb '
biers Olin and Nina be whole numbers. Nevertheless
20 as seen in the table I which is far from being
exhaustive, very numerous executions are possible
leading to a multitude of different reduction
ratios.
In this embodiment where the bearer no-
diction member 6 is outside to the driven reduce
lion member 7, the motor shaft 1 and the driven no-
diction member 7 revolve sin the same direction. The
rotor 12 revolves in the reverse direction.
The second embodiment of the mechanical
30 reducer shown at figures 10 to 20 comprises a motor
shaft 1 driving a rotor 12, identical to the rotor
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12 of the first embodiment comprising pairs of assay-
tying members 15, 16; 17,18; 19,20, cooperating, as
in the first embodiment, with driving elements ha-
vying the shape of notches 10, 11 carried by the no-
diction members 6, 7 respectively. As in the first
embodiment, the outside reduction member comprises
seven notches 10 whereas the inside reduction mom-
bier comprises eleven notches 11.
The only difference of this embodiment
10 with the first embodiment resides in the fact that
the bearer reduction member, angularly fixed, is
here the internal reduction member 7 and that the
driven reduction member is the external reduction
member 6. Further, the motor shaft 1 and the
eccentric 13 revolve in the reversed direction from
the driven reduction member 6. The rotor 12 revolves
in the same direction as the driven reduction member
6.
In this case, where the direction of no-
station between the eccentric 13 and the driven no-
diction member 6 are reversed the formula permit-
- tying the determination of the number of driving
elements of the reduction members is :
II e . No + n
N = _ _ + f . No where
e is a whole number equal or superior to 1
n is a whole number equal or superior to 1
f is a whole number equal or superior to O
and where the symbols have the same signification
30 as before.
In the case of the second embodiment one
has:
e = l; n = l; f = l; Nina = 2 and No = 7
and thus
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1 . 7 + 1
t 1 . 7 = 11
and the reduction ratio
R - Olin . No with Olin = 3 that is
R = 3 . 7 = 21
in the recited case, one sees that if f = O
the number of driving elements No of the bearer
reduction member would be of four only.
in this case Olin would be equal to one and the
10 reduction ratio would be then
R = 1 . 7 = 7
Here also, one can express the number
of driving elements of the driven reduction mom-
bier in function of the number of driving elements
of the bearer reduction member.
Ida. g
N = - - t` h . No where
g and n are whole numbers equal or higher
than 1, and
h is a whole number equal or higher than 0.
In the case of this second embodiment
- one has :
No = 11; Olin = 3; g = 2; n = 1 and h = 0.
and:
No = 311 1 = 7
what corresponds to the embodiment shown at figures
10 to 20.
One sees therefore that for reducers the
rotor of which are identical as well as the number
of driving elements of the reduction members reduce
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lion ratios differing from one unit are obtained
depending on the bearer reduction member being -the
external member or the internal member.
In this secondembodime~,itis necessary
to make eleven successive steps to realize one
cycle of the rotor and in order that the driven
reduction member makes 1/7 of revolution with
respect to the fixed bearer reduction member. As
can be seen at figures 10 to 20 three turns of
10 the motor shaft are necessary to make the eleven
steps of the rotor.
Here also one can gives an example where
n would be different from 1 as before. Thus if one
takes the following values:
2 18; Nina = 5; Olin =
e = 4; n = 3 and f = 0
one has than:
II. N 4 18 + 15
and the reduction ratio is :
R = 18 . 4 24
Here also in the case where the bearer
reduction member is the external member I it can
be noted that very numerous reduction ratios can
be realized which as in the proceeding case all
satisfy to the formulas II ox Ida.
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TABLE II
N 2 N Al n\, n it ON 2 in n
11 18 3 54 5
17 294 43 167 1
17 21 4 84 5 1
17 38 4 152 7
11 4 44 3
10 15 26 4 104 7
41 4 164 11
18 4 24 5 3
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It is interesting to note that what-
ever the particular realization of the reducer
is with one of the two reducing members fixed,
the-reduction ratio is. always a whole number.
Figure 21 shows schematically the ins-
tantaneous pivotement of the rotor causing the
driving of one step of the outside driven reduce
20 lion member 6, that:isinthe case of the second embodiment described by the passage of the post-
lion shown at figure 10 up to the one shown at
figure 11.
The rotor 12 is symbolized by a triangle
the summits of which earn y the pairs of actuating
members 15,16; 17,18 and 19,20.
At the moment where the actuating member
18 leaves the notch 11 of the bearer reduction mom-
bier 7 and that the actuating member 17 leaves the
30 notch 10 of the driven reduction member 6, the act
tufting members 15, 16 enter . into the notches 10'
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respectively 11 of the reduction members 6, 7
which has been placed by the proceeding step ox
the rotor 12 the one in front of the other.
During the next step of the movement
of the rotor, this one displaces itself from
the position shown in full lines up -to the post-
lion shown in dashed lines through an instant-
nexus pivotement around the center of the actual
tying member maintained in the notch 11 of the
10 bearer reduction member 7. During this pivotement
only the pair of actuating members 15,16 is meshing
with the reduction members 6,7 the actuating member
16 being fixed, its axis serving as pivotement
axis for the rotor 12, whereas the actuating member
15, meshing with the notch 10' drives it up to its
position shown in dashed lines 15', 10''. At this
moment a notch 10 of the driven reduction member has
arrived in 10' in a position for which it is toga-
ted in front of a notch 11 of the reduction member 7.
Thus, the driven reduction member 6 has
been displaced of an angular value during this
instantaneous rotation of the rotor 12 around the
axis of the actuating member 16. At the moment where
the actuating member 15 arrives in 15' and leaves
the notch loath actuating members 19,20 arrive
in 19' and 20' ready to engage in a notch lo
and 11 . A new step is than made by an instantaneous
pivotement of the rotor 12 around its actuating
member 20.
In the two embodiments described one of
the reduction member is fixed and serves as bearer
during the instantaneous pivotement of the rotor to
cause the driving of the other reduction member.
In these cases the point around which the instant
Tunis pivotement of the rotor is effectuated is
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the axis of the actuating member of the rotor
which is at that time meshing with a driving
element of the bearer reduction member.
The principle advantages of the mocha-
Nikolai reducer according to the invention are:
1. A reduced number of parts the machining of
which is easy and can be realized with
precision.
2. The obtention of whole reduction ratios.
lo 3. The possibility to realize a great number
of reduction ratios.
4. The possibility, in a small encumbrement
to realize a high reduction ratio and still
transmitting an important torque.
I Due to the fact that the movement is cut
down in a great number of unitary steps, the
precision is enhanced this as more as the
plays which can create through wearing off do
not add themselfs. In fact , each step is
positioned and locked for itself by the meshing
of one pair of actuating members in a cores-
pounding pair of driving elements.
Considering for example a reducer cores-
pounding to the line 5 of the Table II, it is nieces-
spry to have 17 x 38 = 646 steps for one revolution
of the driven member.
The precision of each of these steps is
given by the interaction of a pair of actuating
members with the pair of driving elements and there
30 is no possibility of adding the existing plays.
In variants which are not shown, one can
provide that the two reduction members the bearer
one and the driven one be Roth angularly displayable
and connected through a permanent Semitic connection
other than the rotor. This Semitic connection ma
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for example be formed by a pinion pivoted on the
housing and meshing with teethings carried each
by one of the reduction members. In such a fee-
ligation, the reduction members displace Angus
laxly in reversed directions during the working.
Due to this movement of the two reduction members,
the instantaneous pivotement of the rotor, bearing
on the bearer reduction member and driving the
driven reduction member , is made around a point
10 located on a line connecting the centers of the
two actuating members of the pair which is meshing
with the reduction members.
Therefore, in a very general manner the
formula permitting to determinate the number of
driving elements of the bearer reduction member is:
III. N = 2 + X . N where:
1 -Nina 2
V and n are whole numbers eaqllal or superior to 1,
and X is a whole number equal or higher than 0,
the symbols having the same signification as before
20 and the sign which is used at the numerator of the
first terse of this equation being the singe - when
the eccentric revolves in the same direction as the
driven reduction member and the singe + when they
revolve in reversed direction the one from the other.
One can can also express No in function
of No which gives the formula:
IIIa.
N = -I Z . N
Olin
where Y and n are whole numbers equal or higher
to 1, Z a whole number equal or higher to 0 and
30 the symbols having the same signification as before
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and where the sign used at the numerator a the
first -term of this equation is the sign -I when
the eccentric revolves in the same direction
than the driven reduction member and the sign
when they revolve in reversed direction the
one from the other.
It is to be noted that in these
formulas I, II and III or Ian Ida, and IIIa if
I is divisible by Nina respectively that No is
10 divisible by Olin it is impossible to satisfy
to the relation that is that it is not possible
to realize a reducer with the chosen numbers.Infac~
all these numbers has to be whole numbers.
The third embodiment of the mechanical
reducer shown at figure 22 comprises an outside
reduction member 21 presenting five driving eye-
mints 22 and an internal reduction member 23 pro-
setting eleven driving elements 24. A rotor 25
driven by an eccentric 26 fast with a motor shaft
20 27 comprises four arms carrying each a pair of act
tufting members 28, 29; 30,31; 32,33 and 34,35
cooperating successively with the driving elements
22,24 of the reduction members 21,23.
In this embodiment it is to be seen that
the number of driving elements 22 and 24 is in
conformity with the general formula III when the
outside reduction member 21 is the bearer member.
1 Nina + X . No, the sign - is
used since the driven reduction member revolves in
30 the same direction as the eccentric.
if V = l; X = 0; and n = 1 one has :
No = 11 2 1 that is 5
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The reduction ratio is in this case of
R = No . Nina = 5 . 2 = 10
If one considers that the bearer reduce
lion member is the internal member 23 one has :
V . No n
No = X No, the sign + is
Nina
used since the driven reduction member revolves
in the reversed direction from the eccentric
and if :
V = it X = l; and n = 1 one has:
N = 5 + 1 + 5
10 and the reduction ratio is of
R = No . Nina = 11 . 1 = 11
Figure 23 shows a variant of the mocha-
Nikolai reducer shown at figure 22 in which the
rotor driven by the motor shaft 27 and the excel-
trig 26 is constituted by two parts 36, 37 mount
ted one on the other and presenting each two arms
carrying the actuating members 28, 29 and 32, 33
respectively 30, 31 and 34, 35.
These two parts 36, 37 are able to disk
20 place angularly the one with respect to the other against the action of a resilient member 38.
This realization is particularly ad van-
togas since it is possible to adjust with pro-
vision the diameter of the pins forming the act
tufting members of the rotor to width of the not-
ekes forming the driving members of the reduction
members so that the driving taxes place without play.
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In tact, thanks to the elasticity between the
successive actuating members, there introduce
lion in the corresponding notches is made without
chow even if the tolerances are very tight.
The fourth embodiment shown at figures
24 and 25 constitute in fact a variant with
two rotors of the reduce shown at figures 1 to
9. In fact, this mechanical reducer comprises a
motor shaft 1, an output shaft 5, a housing 4,
10 two reduction members 6, 7 and a eccentric 13
as well as a rotor 12 as in the first embodiment.
A second rotor 40 having three arms
also is pivoted on an annular surface 41 of the
first rotor 12, concentrically to the eccentric
13. The arms of the second rotor extend along
lines outing in half the angles formed by the
arms of the first rotor 12. The arms of this
second rotor carries also pairs of actuating
members 42, 43; 44,45; and 46,47 cooperating with
20 the notches 10, 11 of the reduction members.
One sees however that the bearer no-
duet ion member, here the outside member comma-
proses seven notches 10, as in the first embody-
mint, but that due to the presence of the second
rotor 40, angularly displaced with respect to the
first rotor 12, the number of notches 11 of the
driven reduction member 7 is doubled, but this
has no influence on the working or on the reduce
lion ratio of the reducer. The two rotors work
30 each for itself and this has to be taken in act
count when calculating this reducer.
One of the advantages of such a rules
lion resides in the increase of the torque which
can be transmitted by the reducer, due to the fact
that there are always two pairs of actuating mom-
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biers, one of each rotor, which are meshing with
the reduction members.
Figure 26 shows a fifth embodiment of
the reducer comprising an input shaft 50 fast
with an eccentric 51 driving a rotor 52 comprising
at least three pairs of actuating members. In this
embodiment, each pair of actuating members 53, 54
is constituted by a cylindrical stud fast with a
trunnion 55 driven or keyed in a hole of thwarter
10 52. In this way the studs are located on opposed
lateral faces of the rotor and the distance sepal
rating their axes can be very Lowe without reducing
their dimensions and thus their solidity.
This reducer comprises further a bearer,
fixed reduction member 56 constituted by one of
the lateral walls of the housing 57 and a driven
reduction member 58 pivoted on the input shaft 50
and constituting an output shaft 59. The driving
elements of the reduction members 56, 58 are cons-
20 tituted by radial milled notches 60,61 respectively.
The working of this reducer is the sambas the one of the previous embodiments but enables
through its construction to realize a very slow
forward motion for each step of the driven reduction
member and thus a very great reduction ratio still
permitting the transmission of high torques.
It is evident that in the five described
embodiments of the reducer it is possible to pro-
vise one or several equilibrating masses, fast with
30 the motor shaft and with the eccentric in order to
dynamically equilibrate its parts which are in rapid
rotation.
The sixth embodiment of the reducer shown
at figures 27, 28, and 29 shows an industrial fee-
ligation of it, particularly solid, with a small en-
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crowns, comprising a limited number of pieces the manufacture of which is rendered very easy
thanks to the design and their shapes which nieces-
states only easy machining such as borings or
turnings.
This realization corresponds to a red-
con of the type of the one mentioned at the second
lion of table I, that is to say the principle chat
racteristics of which are the following:
No = 18 ; Olin = 5
No = 11 ; Nina = 3
R = 55 ; n = 1
In this sixth embodiment the reducer
comprises an input shaft or motor shaft 50 pivoted
on the one hand in a fixed flange 51 and in the
other hand in the end of an output shaft 52, coaxial
with the motor shaft 50. This output shaft 52 is
pivoted in the hub 53 of a bell 54, the cylindrical
skirt 55 of which constitutes the fixed reduction
20 member. This cylindrical skirt 55 is coaxial to the
motor shaft 50 and output shaft 52 and comprises
two rows of eighteen circular Hess, 57, each
uniformly distributed on the periphery of this
skirt, each row being disposed in a plan perpendi-
cuter to the shaft 50, 52. These holes 56, 57
constitute the driving elements of the fixed no-
diction member 53, 54, 55.
The reducer comprises further a housing
58 rigidly fixed and in a tight manner by means
30 of bolts 59 on the flange 51 and on an edge which
the fixed reduction member 53, 54, 55 comprises.
The reducer comprises further a driven
reduction member constituted by a bell 60 fast
or made out of one piece of manufacture with the
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driven shaft 52, the cylindrical skirt 61 of which
is concentrically located within the skirt 55 of
the fixed reduction member or bearer member 53, 54
55. The free end of this skirt 61 is fast with a
ring 62 pivoted on a hub 63 provided on the fixed
flange 51.
This skirt 61 of the driven reduction
member 60, 61 comprises two rows of circular holes
64, 65 aligned on the plan containing the holes
10 56, 57 of the skirt 55 of the bearer reduction mom-
bier and uniformly distributed on the periphery of
this skirt 61. Each row of holes comprises eleven
holes 64, 65, respectively constituting the driving
elements of the driven reduction member.
The diameter of the holes 64, 65 is
greater than the one of the holes 56, 57.
The reducer comprises further two excel-
tries 66, 67 fast with the motor shaft 50 angular-
lye displaced of thought means in opposition the
20 one with respect to the other and the median plans
of which are aligned on the centers of the bore
56, 64 respectively 57, 65.
Rotors 68, 69 having three arms A, B, C
are freely rotated on those eccentrics, 67 rest
pectively. These rotors 68, 69 are thus axe
displaced the one with respect to the other but
are placed in identical angular positions with
respect to their respective centero~rotation 70,
71.
Each arm A, B, C of each rotor 68,.69
carries a pair of actuating members 72, 73, rest
pectively 74, 75 formed by pins the peripheral
surface of which is a slice of sphere. The die-
meter of the slice of sphere constituting the
outside stud 72, 74 intended to cooperate with
holes 56, 57 of the fixed reduction member 53,
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54, 55 correspond to the diameter of the holes
56, 57. The greater diameter of the slice of
spheres constituting the inside pins 73, 75
intended to cooperate with the holes 64, 65 of
the driven movable reduction member 60, 61 eon-
respond to the diameter of these holes 64, 65.
The difference between the diameter
of the bores 56, 57 and 64~ 65 is sufficient
that during the working of the reducer the
10 pins 72, 74 may pass through the holes 64, 65
before cooperating with the holes 56, 57.
A certain quantity of oil is located
in the inside space of the housing 58 in order
to lubricate all the surfaces in relative move-
mental bearings and actuating members during the
working of the reducer.
This sixth embodiment of the reducer
works according to the same principle as the
preceedingly described embodiment" it presents`
20 however the supplemental advantages listed here-
under:
1. The masses which are in movement are eye-
liberated since the rotors 68, 69 are in
opp~sit;on.
2, The actuating members carried by the arms
of the rotors are not submitted to Anaheim
since the forces which are applied to them
pass through there respective axes. This is
also true for the driving elements of the
reduction members.
In variants of this embodiment the pins
and the holes with which they cooperate could have
different shapes, For example the pins could be
replaced by rollers and the holes by rectangular
slots of corresponding dimensions,
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In other variants, the reducer could
comprise several rotors, three, four or more,
freely pivoted each on an eccentric fast with
the motor shaft. The excentricsare angularly
displaced the one with respect to the other,
preferably in such a manner as to be uniformly
distributed around the motor shaft.
In a general way, it is to be noted
that this reducer is reversible, that means that
10 it is possible to inverse the functions of the
input shaft and of the output shaft to obtain a
multiplier instead of a divider. It is true
that for high multiplication ratios the motor
Turk could be prohibitive.
Finally the reducer is symmetrical,
that is to say that the input shaft may be driven
either in one direction or in the other, causing
also an inversion of the direction of rotation of
the output shaft.
In variants, the actuating members could
be constituted by slots or malformations and
the driving elements by pins tooth and so on. For
the good working of the reducer it is necessary
that the actuating members and the driving elements
meshes without play whatever there shape is.
One further notes that in a reducer act
cording to the invention, the eccentric makes a
relatively great angular movement for each step
so that a play of the eccentric on the motor shaft
30 or of the rotor on the eccentric is practically
not communicated to the output shaft.
Finally it is to be noted that the
determinant constructive advantages are obtained
such as reduction of the volume of the reducer,
reduction of the number of parts and of machining,
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greater precision, when the value Olin and/or of
Nina is equal or higher than two.
These reducers may be used in numerous
technical fields such as robotic, machines for
the agricultures, machine -tools, time mechanisms,
analogical displays, micromechanies, instruments
and apparatus for measurement, transmissions and
so on.
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